Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for SE18 5JX
Postcode
SE18 5JX
Coordinates
51.4915, 0.0539
Grid reference
TQ426789
Easting
542,687
Northing
178,954
Region
London
Plus Code
9F32F3R3+JH
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Greenwich
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Greenwich
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5180
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5180 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SE18 5JX
England & WalesCrime trends · near SE18 5JX
Counts are for Woolwich Dockyard electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33
YoY +120%
332414
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
20
YoY +43%
20147
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
African26.8%
White Brit.25.2%
Other White10.4%
Other Asian8.2%
Other Black5.0%
+ 10 other groups · 24.4%
Religion
Christian44.2%
No religion23.8%
Muslim16.3%
Not answered6.6%
Buddhist4.2%
+ 1 other religions · 4.9%
Age groups
35–4926.3%
25–3418.9%
50–6415.6%
≤49.0%
10–157.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.6%
Households
Other31.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Any member 66+7.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.9%
+ 7 other households · 26.8%
Administrative Information
Greenwich
Local Authority
Council AreaGreenwich and Woolwich E14001257
Constituency
E14001257Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Woolwich Dockyard
Constituency code
E14001257
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Greenwich, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Greenwich
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Greenwich Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Greenwich 042A E01001712
E01001712MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Greenwich 042 E02006994
E02006994LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Greenwich 004D E01001712
E01001712MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Greenwich 004 E02000316
E02000316Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SE18 5JX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 5180
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001712 and MSOA E02006994 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE18 5JX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SE18 5JX
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
63%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 48%
Attainment 8
43.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 53%
Attainment 8
37.4
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 15–18
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 12–18
Attainment 8
3.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 57%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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